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Software directory for those who don’t want to rebuild, own the updates, the bugs, the support.
- ZenJournal
A private phone journal that opens straight to a blank entry, with search and a discreet hide mode, for people who log thoughts fast.
Since 2019
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Serendipity
A self-hosted PHP blog engine for writers who want to run their own blog, extended with plugins and themes.
Free · Website builders · Individuals and families
- myTinyTodo
A simple to-do list app you host yourself, with several lists, tags, due dates and priorities.
Free · Projects and tasks · Individuals and families
- Moodistory
A quick mood journal for your phone that shows patterns over time and exports entries to PDF.
Since 2025
Health and habits · Individuals and families
- ULY
A personal journal for phone or web where you save each day as text, photos or short videos.
Since 2024
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- FlatPress
Lightweight blog software in plain PHP that stores posts as files, with themes, plugins and comment spam protection.
Free · Website builders · Individuals and families
- Chyrp Lite
A small PHP blog engine you install on ordinary web hosting, with themes and an easy admin panel.
Free · Website builders · Individuals and families
- tetrify
Message yourself notes, tasks and reminders in a chat-style app that works offline with optional encrypted sync.
Since 2024
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Journaling
Free web journal with mood tracking, streaks and AI summaries of your emotional patterns over time.
Since 2024
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Best Journal App
Type or speak journal entries and AI sorts them and tracks your moods and patterns over time.
Since 2026
Subscription · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Memos
A self-hosted place to jot quick markdown notes in a personal timeline, keeping each private or shared.
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- NormalNotes
Quick Markdown note app for Apple devices that starts on a daily page and works directly with Obsidian vault files.
Since 2026Updated 3 months ago
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Three Cells
Daily check-in app where you log habits, mood, notes and tasks, then see which patterns line up with your best days.
Since 2025
Health and habits · Individuals and families
- MoodJot
A phone app for logging your moods with notes and photos, setting reminders and looking back at trends over time.
Since 2026
Free plan · Health and habits · Individuals and families
- Journey
A diary app for keeping journal entries with photos, places and a calendar, usable on phone, desktop and web.
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Jørnal
A private journal that gives you one blank page per visit and locks each entry once you finish writing.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- 5Y Habit Tracker
A habit tracking app for iPhone and Android where each day of progress uncovers part of a painting, with a private on-device AI journal.
Since 2026
Health and habits · Individuals and families
- deariary
Writes a daily diary entry for you each morning from your calendar, chat, code and social activity.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Life Note
A journaling app where AI replies to your entries in the voice of famous thinkers to help you reflect.
Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Files.md
Free notes app that keeps journals, checklists and linked ideas as private Markdown files, with a chat-style capture box.
Since 2026
Free · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Echologue
A private voice journal for your phone that turns spoken notes into memories you can ask questions about later.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- Thryve
A private journal that offers AI reflections, mood charts and guided paths to help people notice emotional patterns.
Since 2025
Free plan · Health and habits · Individuals and families
- VoxThermic
Mac journal for typed or spoken entries that charts your mood and themes over weeks and months, all on device.
Since 2026
Free plan · Notes and knowledge · Individuals and families
- HTMLy
Lightweight PHP blog engine that stores posts as files, so it runs fast even on cheap shared hosting.
Free · Website builders · Individuals and families